Today I went to a celebration for a corporal who lost both his legs in Afghanistan. He worked in the marines and was 21. He had a wonderful wife and a sweet son who was born the day before he was injured.
The air force wanted to throw a thank you party. So he came down from Maryland to attend it. They gave him several awards and he heard a lot of speeches. They thanked him for his service and made cake for him.
Then he told me about what happened to him in Afghanistan. He was only there for two weeks patrolling with his squad. He found a land mine with a wire. He followed the wire to were it split up. He continued following and came to another split.
He was afraid one of his troops would step on a wire so he told them to step back. He continued following. He wasn't watching where he was going and tripped on a wire. He went flying into the air. He had both his legs blown off.
After a little while British soldiers came and picked him up. They gave him three shots in the shoulder and told him he would fall asleep. He woke up for a few seconds on the way to the hospital. At the hospital they fixed his leg.
After they fixed up his legs they flew him to Europe. Then they flew him to New York. He woke up after he arrived in Maryland. There he met up with his wife.
I think he was a real leader because he went in front of his troops and did the dangerous work. He was brave even though his legs were blown off. He Is a very kind person and is nice to talk with. I think he is a great soldier.
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